Word: sport
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...think considering that this particular group emerged as the sport was maturing, it was particularly interesting," said Dartmouth Coach Mark Panella. "Real good preview of things to come. There are some very talented underclassmen out there...
...Harvard women's hockey team had been selected to play in what became their final collegiate contests. The Third Annual Women's Hockey All Star Game-which drew the 40 best seniors from 16 schools-became the last chance to show just how very far the tender sport has developed...
Even the game itself, sponsored by the American Women Hockey Coaches Association, showed just how fluid the transition in the sport of women's ice hockey has become. Several coaches, amongst them Harvard's John Dooley, are pressing to change the format of the women's games from the three 18-minute periods that are standard now to a two 25-minute or two 20-minute system...
...kept scoring statistics. The Blue team beat the Red team in an exciting up-and-down game. One senior star, Colby's Alicia Curtin, earned one more honor, the MVP award, but all of the 40 players on the ice had done so much for the sport at each of their respective schools that this game remained more of a celebration than a competition...
Although some may resent the self-assured comments of Olympic Downhill Racer Bill Johnson [SPORT, Feb. 27], I would rather listen to Johnson's confident, funny remarks than the false humility and excuses mouthed by the other athletes. So many of the skiers on the international circuit are born with either silver spoons in their mouths or ski resorts in their backyards. Johnson had none of the advantages of his more famous and well-liked competitors. Still, he managed to fight his way to the top. He is a great American athlete...